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Lourdes de Oliveira

1938–

Brazil

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Lourdes de Oliveira (born 17 December 1938) is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her supporting role as Mira in the 1959 romantic tragedy Black Orpheus and her starring role in the 1960 adventure film Os Bandeirantes. De Oliveira married the French director Marcel Camus, whom she met while filming, and retired from acting.

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